Student of the Week Springfield-Clark CTC/Kenton Ridge High School

Name: Zachary Forshey

School: Springfield-Clark CTC/Kenton Ridge High School

Grade: 11

Age: 17

Extra-curricular: Football for Kenton Ridge High School

Claim to fame/honors: Eagle Scout award, Ambassador at the CTC and a SkillsUSA Officer

Toughest challenge: When my family moved

Biggest influence: Casey Neistat. He's a filmmaker in NYC, and he's influenced my work ethic a lot.

School-day rituals: My morning starts at 6 a.m. I grab the bag I pack the night before, and I'm at football lifting for KR at 6:30. I leave at 7 a.m., and I head to school and grab a black coffee on my way. Throughout the day I try to write down goals I want to accomplish and complete at least two of them.

What's on your bedroom walls: A bunch of post-it notes with quotes on them and a giant lion next to my bed that was Lebron James logo when he played for the Cleveland Cavs

When I'm bored I like to … Play guitar, read or work on my truck

Favorite movie: Saving Private Ryan.

Person who would play you in a movie: Jonah Hill

Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad

Favorite musical artist: Johnny Cash

Favorite book: The Hunger Games series

Favorite home-cooked meal: Chinese when my mom makes it

Favorite restaurant: Peaches Bar & Grill

Whose mind would you like to read: Elon Musk's

Place where you'd love to travel: Scotland to see the castles

Talent you'd like to have: Being able to play basketball

Favorite school subject: History

Favorite athlete: Lebron James

Favorite team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Something in the world I'd like to change: Giving young entrepreneurs a place to develop their product or business or seek guidance

Favorite high school moment: My first high school football game. It was a great feeling running out into the cougar tunnel and getting ready with my brothers.

Favorite junk food: Cosmic brownies

Best thing about high school: Your friends. Everyone needs to take high school seriously, but we also need to remember to have fun and enjoy the good times with our friends and the memories we make.

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